A pipe threading machine is a tool used to create threads on the end of a pipe, but in market there are so many kinds of machine. First of all, you need to decide which kind of machine you want to buy: Manual Ratchet threaders, Hand-held power drives, Power threading machines.
I. Manual Ratcheting Threaders
This is relatively inexpensive but is efficient and ideal for less demanding jobs such as hot-water tanks or gas furnace replacements that only need a few threads. This is a good option if you want something that’s lightweight, easy to carry and can deal with a capacity of up to 2 inches pipe. It is also designed to thread pipe or conduit using individual die heads for each size of pipe and a manually operated ratchet. It requires significant physical effort as the size of the thread increases accordingly. Unlike with other threading tools, it needs to be equipped with accessories such as pipe cutter, reamer, vise, drop head, oiler and bucket, and threading oil. Nonetheless, it ensures high quality threads for a secured and lasting connection.
For plant maintenance and low-volume applications in service projects, a hand-held power drive is the right pipe threader to consider. Although it uses the same drop head die as the manual ratcheting threaders, it is faster and requires lesser physical effort, with the difference being the power drive turns the die head around the pipe. This is also designed to thread pipes and conduits although it is a less portable option than the manual threader. It also produces a significant amount of torque wherein users can counteract it by utilizing a reaction arm that is perfect for applications above 1-inch pipe. Some accessories that compliment this power drive includes pipe cutter, reamer, vise, oiler and bucket, drop head die heads, reaction arm, and threading oil.
III. Power threading machines
Power threading machines use an electric motor to rotate the die head. The motor is connected to a gearbox that reduces the speed and increases the torque. The gearbox then drives the spindle, which rotates the die head. The die head is mounted on a carriage that moves along the length of the pipe. The carriage is controlled by a hand-held pendant that the operator uses to move the carriage and start the threading process. Once the die head has cut the threads, the operator reverses the carriage to remove the die head from the pipe.
Please note when selecting a pipe threader, it is important to choose one that is suitable for the type of pipes you will be working with and the size and scope of your project. It is also important to consider the availability of spare parts and accessories, as well as the ease of use and portability of the threader. If you need a pipe threader for your project, you need to choose the right one that will get the job done smoothly.
After choose the right machine, you see the production of thread connections is a common application in the metal working industry. Most metal working industries produce parts that are characterized by external or internal threads, from tiny dental screws to large thread joints for pipelines associated with the oil and gas industry.
There are a wide variety of thread types produced in National and International Thread Type Standards. Thread types differ in shape and dimension, where each standard defines a specific thread type. In many cases, a thread type standard characterizes a specific requirement for an industrial branch or main field of application. For example, UNJ and MJ thread type standards are associated with the Aerospace industry, and NPT and BSPT standards are associated with the oil and gas industry for pipelines, pipe connectors, and fittings.
What are threads?
A thread is a helical ridged structure that follows a cylindrical or conical shape. In engineering, a screw thread refers to the ridge of either the screw itself (male) or the hole into which a screw fastens (female).
The function of a thread is simple: rotation of a screw moves it further into the hole, tightening a connection between two components. The act of making male or female threads is known as “threading.”
Thread series and types
Threads can be classified by their series or standard, and by their type. Most threads fall under either metric (M) or unified (UTS) standards.
Common series/standards include:
ISO metric threads (M)
Unified Thread Standard (UTS)
National Pipe Threads (NPT)
British Standard Pipe (BSPT)
British Standard Whitworth (BSW)
Glass Packaging Institute threads (GPI)
But now in China Metric threads M), National Pipe Threads (NPT), and British Standard Pipe (BSPT) are more common. And you need choose threads according to your pipe material, such as for stainless steel, you need buy HSS threads, and for normal carbon steel, you can buy alloy threads. And of course, you need know your size scope and choose the correct size.
After choosing the threads, you need choose die head, there are self-opening die head and Quick opening die head, the difference of quick-opening type and self-opening type, pls find as below,
Self- opening: die head can open soon after finished make thread on the pipe, the length of teeth is stationary. Dies are square, new workers prefer this.
Quick-opening: die head should be open by workers when he fined the teeth length is finished. That mean the workers can control the teeth length by his need. Dies are long flat shape. Experienced workers prefer this type.
All in all, after you choose the right machine and die, die size, die head, then give the supplier your needs of voltage, frequency and plug, Congratulations! you can get the suitable machine as you want.
A pipe threading machine is a tool used to create threads on the end of a pipe, but in market there are so many kinds of machine. First of all, you need to decide which kind of machine you want to buy: Manual Ratchet threaders, Hand-held power drives, Power threading machines.
I. Manual Ratcheting Threaders
This is relatively inexpensive but is efficient and ideal for less demanding jobs such as hot-water tanks or gas furnace replacements that only need a few threads. This is a good option if you want something that’s lightweight, easy to carry and can deal with a capacity of up to 2 inches pipe. It is also designed to thread pipe or conduit using individual die heads for each size of pipe and a manually operated ratchet. It requires significant physical effort as the size of the thread increases accordingly. Unlike with other threading tools, it needs to be equipped with accessories such as pipe cutter, reamer, vise, drop head, oiler and bucket, and threading oil. Nonetheless, it ensures high quality threads for a secured and lasting connection.
For plant maintenance and low-volume applications in service projects, a hand-held power drive is the right pipe threader to consider. Although it uses the same drop head die as the manual ratcheting threaders, it is faster and requires lesser physical effort, with the difference being the power drive turns the die head around the pipe. This is also designed to thread pipes and conduits although it is a less portable option than the manual threader. It also produces a significant amount of torque wherein users can counteract it by utilizing a reaction arm that is perfect for applications above 1-inch pipe. Some accessories that compliment this power drive includes pipe cutter, reamer, vise, oiler and bucket, drop head die heads, reaction arm, and threading oil.
III. Power threading machines
Power threading machines use an electric motor to rotate the die head. The motor is connected to a gearbox that reduces the speed and increases the torque. The gearbox then drives the spindle, which rotates the die head. The die head is mounted on a carriage that moves along the length of the pipe. The carriage is controlled by a hand-held pendant that the operator uses to move the carriage and start the threading process. Once the die head has cut the threads, the operator reverses the carriage to remove the die head from the pipe.
Please note when selecting a pipe threader, it is important to choose one that is suitable for the type of pipes you will be working with and the size and scope of your project. It is also important to consider the availability of spare parts and accessories, as well as the ease of use and portability of the threader. If you need a pipe threader for your project, you need to choose the right one that will get the job done smoothly.
After choose the right machine, you see the production of thread connections is a common application in the metal working industry. Most metal working industries produce parts that are characterized by external or internal threads, from tiny dental screws to large thread joints for pipelines associated with the oil and gas industry.
There are a wide variety of thread types produced in National and International Thread Type Standards. Thread types differ in shape and dimension, where each standard defines a specific thread type. In many cases, a thread type standard characterizes a specific requirement for an industrial branch or main field of application. For example, UNJ and MJ thread type standards are associated with the Aerospace industry, and NPT and BSPT standards are associated with the oil and gas industry for pipelines, pipe connectors, and fittings.
What are threads?
A thread is a helical ridged structure that follows a cylindrical or conical shape. In engineering, a screw thread refers to the ridge of either the screw itself (male) or the hole into which a screw fastens (female).
The function of a thread is simple: rotation of a screw moves it further into the hole, tightening a connection between two components. The act of making male or female threads is known as “threading.”
Thread series and types
Threads can be classified by their series or standard, and by their type. Most threads fall under either metric (M) or unified (UTS) standards.
Common series/standards include:
ISO metric threads (M)
Unified Thread Standard (UTS)
National Pipe Threads (NPT)
British Standard Pipe (BSPT)
British Standard Whitworth (BSW)
Glass Packaging Institute threads (GPI)
But now in China Metric threads M), National Pipe Threads (NPT), and British Standard Pipe (BSPT) are more common. And you need choose threads according to your pipe material, such as for stainless steel, you need buy HSS threads, and for normal carbon steel, you can buy alloy threads. And of course, you need know your size scope and choose the correct size.
After choosing the threads, you need choose die head, there are self-opening die head and Quick opening die head, the difference of quick-opening type and self-opening type, pls find as below,
Self- opening: die head can open soon after finished make thread on the pipe, the length of teeth is stationary. Dies are square, new workers prefer this.
Quick-opening: die head should be open by workers when he fined the teeth length is finished. That mean the workers can control the teeth length by his need. Dies are long flat shape. Experienced workers prefer this type.
All in all, after you choose the right machine and die, die size, die head, then give the supplier your needs of voltage, frequency and plug, Congratulations! you can get the suitable machine as you want.
